Kronetorps mölla

About the museum

Kronetorps mölla (Kronetorp Windmill) is a Dutch windmill built in 1841 by the merchant Christian Bergh at the highest point of the estate of Kronetorps gård. The master builder was Sjöström from Svedala. The mill is 27 metres high and is regarded as Skåne's largest wind-driven mill. Previously there were three Bronze Age burial mounds on the site, the Darrhögarna, one of which remains next to the mill.

In earlier times the mill ground for the farm's own needs and later also for customers. In the 1860s three people were employed there. Operations ceased in 1961. The mill was restored in the 1960s by the then owner and was declared a protected building in 1971, together with the miller's house from 1842. Burlövs kommun (Burlöv Municipality) bought the property in 1976.

Since 1983 the mill has been run with the help of the non-profit Burlövs mölleförening (Burlöv Mill Association), which keeps the mill in working order and arranges guided tours. Visitors walk through the mill's four floors with millers in white clothing as guides. If the weather allows, the sails are set on the wings and the mill is started. From the top, on clear days, the view over the flat landscape is long, all the way to Malmö, Lund and Denmark. The site is today regarded as a museum.

Highlights

• Skåne's largest wind-driven mill, 27 metres high
• Dutch windmill from 1841 with a preserved miller's house from 1842
• Guided tour through four floors
• Mill Day on the first Sunday in July
• The Bronze Age mound next to the mill, the last of the three Darrhögarna

Permanent exhibition

• Kvarnen med fyra våningsplan – Tour through the mill's machinery, including the flour sieve and sack hoist driven by the wind.

Operated by

Burlövs kommun (ägare); Burlövs mölleförening (visningar)

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The mill is on the municipality's highest point, south-east of Arlöv, by Dalbyvägen.

Amenities & dining

• Café

Coffee service at the mill on visiting days (sometimes a café and a lottery).

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties

Up to 50 guests.

The meeting room in Nya Villan next to the mill can be booked through the municipality's booking system and holds up to 50 people.

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